FTC bars ad firm from sniffing browser histories

Computerworld Security: December 06, 2012
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FTC bars ad firm from sniffing browser histories

An online advertising firm accused of spying on the browser histories of
consumers has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
barring it from further browser history sniffing, the agency announced.
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Federal Agency Improvement of Information Access Security

This paper by IDC Government Insights explores how federal agencies can
effectively control who has access to systems and information while still
ensuring IT services and remotely-hosted applications remain readily available
to valid users and government knowledge workers.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8355587/823929835/593001/0/

2. Nearly half of IT shops ignore BYOD
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8355587/823929835/593002/0/


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Has Your Organization Has Been Attacked by Malware?

Jumping the gun? Maybe. But odds are it will happen. Be ready with your Advanced
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malware response.

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The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption

A good way to secure sensitive data in the cloud is encryption. But there are
trade-offs.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8355587/823929835/593001/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Dell SonicWall~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why Protection and Performance Matters

Outdated firewalls can pose serious security risks and simply adding malware
protection inhibits performance. Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls
overcome these limitations with multi-core architecture and Reassembly-Free Deep
Packet Inspection for unrivaled protection and performance.

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Nearly half of IT shops ignore BYOD

A multinational survey more than 3,000 workers revealed that they believe their
IT shops turn a blind eye toward the use of mobile devices for business
purposes, either because theyre unaware of it or because theyre actively
ignoring it.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8355587/823929835/593002/0/



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They REALLY don't make 'em like that anymore

It's the pre-IBM-PC days of desktop computers, and this pilot fish sells a pair
of them to a hotel accounting department. A month later, the customer calls:
There's smoke coming from one of them.

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